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History of blow molds By Lorna Hart - Special to OVP Hundreds of blow molds are part of the Christmas display at the Parsons’ residence near Forked Run State Park. Courtesy photo Courtesy photo OHIO VALLEY Thanks to the wonderful displays of Holiday blow molds by the Davidson and Parsons families in Meigs County, there has been an interest in learning more about them. To explore the history and manufacturing of blow molds, we need to begin with flamingos and art school graduate Donald Featherstone. Featherstone graduated from the school of the Worcester Art Museum in 1957 and accepted a job with Union Products, a maker of plastic lawn ornaments. His position involved sculpting three dimension animals that would be used in making molds to produce the ornaments. ....
History of blow molds By Lorna Hart - Special to OVP Hundreds of blow molds are part of the Christmas display at the Parsons’ residence near Forked Run State Park. Courtesy photo Courtesy photo OHIO VALLEY Thanks to the wonderful displays of Holiday blow molds by the Davidson and Parsons families in Meigs County, there has been an interest in learning more about them. To explore the history and manufacturing of blow molds, we need to begin with flamingos and art school graduate Donald Featherstone. Featherstone graduated from the school of the Worcester Art Museum in 1957 and accepted a job with Union Products, a maker of plastic lawn ornaments. His position involved sculpting three dimension animals that would be used in making molds to produce the ornaments. ....